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Justice Brandeis

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5. I was on a plane once when an old man died of a heart attack

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 03:04 PM

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I'm almost certain that he didn't make it. The plane landed and the EMT's were already at the gate; the passengers were instructed to remain seated, and the EMT's boarded right away and carried the man to a gurney right outside the jetway. I'll never forget how the man looked when the paramedics took him; white as a sheet and all the life sucked out of him. The passengers were all let off, and as I deboarded I got one more look at them trying to revive him on the gurney. I didn't want to gawk, but it did not look good.

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my daughter has a 3 hr flight delay getting out of o'hare today. [View all] mopinko Saturday OP

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at least they were still on the ground. mopinko Saturday #2

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thing is, they were already delayed. mopinko Saturday #6

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